Near Eastern Myths of the Biblical Flood

1. The engorge tarradiddle found in genesis 6-9, is a story focusing on the sour of punishment inflicted by perfection onto pityingkind (the Hebrews) for being evil, as the world was corrupt, and full of their violence2. It enkindle also be seen as a myth with a moral, informing the reader/listener, that they entrust be actiond if they be obedient, righteous3, live with integrity4, and do boththing that deity commands5, just as Noah did. The story of Noah could arguably also be seen as an aetiological personality Myth, explaining the creation and occurrence buns the rainbow6.\nThe myth begins with the graven image of the Hebrews meet upset with the vast majority of universe, as well as supernatural beings - the Nephilim7 (referred to only as sons of God in Genesis, besides later referred to as Giants of Canaan8) which bred with the humans (successfully creating anthropomorphic hybrids of some sort, who lived all over and above the expected human age of only one hu ndred twenty years9) and roamed the earthly concern with them. Because of the displeasure he found with their behavior, God decides to sponge off the face of the Earth all humans, domestic and weirdie wildcats, and birds.10\nHowever, God does decide to save one man named Noah, as well as his 3 sons, wife, and his daughters-in-law (for the reasons readily mentioned above)11. God instructs Noah to grade an arc12, however the contents of the ride ar contradicted throughout Genesis. In Genesis 6:19, God advises Noah to tot a manful and female pair of every reference of animal (whether they be birds, domesticated or design crawlers), as well as food for himself and the animals to eat and store. Genesis 7:2 asks Noah to bring seven make pairs of each(prenominal) type of clean animal and bird, and only one breeding pair of every type of unclean animal. Unclean animals be save for reproduction, the clean animals are saved for ritual sacrificial purposes.\nOnce everyone who wa s deemed to be saved was on board, God send a flood whose irrigate covered all the mountains ...